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- resupine[resupine 词源字典]
- "Lying on the back; inclined backwards. Also occasionally figurative and as adverb Now rare", Mid 17th cent.; earliest use found in Kenelm Digby (1603–1665), natural philosopher and courtier. From classical Latin resupīnus lying face upwards, lying flat on one's back, inert, passive, indifferent, leaning back, tilted back from re- + supīnus. Compare Middle French, French †resupin, Spanish resupino, Portuguese resupino, Italian resupino, all rare. Compare earlier supine.[resupine etymology, resupine origin, 英语词源]